Collapsible caddy



Apr. 3, 1923.

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Patented Apr. 3, 1923.

- umrao .srArEs SAMUEL N. LEOPOLD; OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOE TOMORRIS-PAPER I (JHIGAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

ooLLAPsr BLE OADDY.

Application filed. October 27, 1921. Serial No. amaze.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL N. LaoroLo, a citizenof the United States anda resldent of Chicago, in the county of book and State -of Illinois,have invented certainnew and useful Im rovements in Collapsible Caddy,'of which t e following is a specificatlon.

My invention relates to improvements in collapsible caddies, and is ofparticular value in connection with caddies constructed of paper boardor analo us material.

a The patent to Henze, 0. 1,198,032, is an example in the general classof paper receptacles to which my invention relates.

However it will be observed that the recep' tacle of l-Ienze is notcollapsible and must therefore either be assembled and riveted orstapled together by the user or shipped to him in-set up condition. Theprincipal objects of my invention are to provide a receptacle of theclass described and so constructed that it may be manufactured andshipped in collapsed or knocked down condition to the customer who isnot required to perform any mechanical operations on the same prior tothe insertion of the goods therein; to provide a container of the class.described which may be constructed from sheets of standard size with aminimum of waste; to provide a construction which may be easily andquickly set up by relatively unskilled operat1ves; to provide a caddy ofthe class described which shall have an all around flange thereby makingthe receptacle sub- 'stantially dirt and dust proof beside giving thesame a finished and neat appearance; to provide a covered receptacle ofthe. class described so constructed that the cover will maintain itselfsecurely in position when closed and will not tend to spring up out'ofclosed position, and in general, to provide an improved and efiicientconstruction of the character referred to.

In the drawings, which illustrate a preferred embodiment oftheinvention,

Fig. 1 is a side elevation partly in section of the improved caddy,

rFig. 2 is. a-plan view of the cover blank, Fig. 3 is a plan. view of"the receptacle with the cover open, Fig. 4 is a section taken on theline 44 of Fig. 3,

Fig. 5 is a section taken on-the line 55 of Fig. 3,

- Fig, 6 is a section taken on the line 6--6 of Figs3,

Fig. 7 shows the caddy in flat'condition ready for shipment to theconsumer, and

Fig. 7

eferring to the drawings,10 represents as a whole the box or receptacleportion of the caddy, which portion is preferably constructed of asingle sheet of paper board, the arrangement being such that said boxportion may be collapsed or knocked down flat for shipping purposes, asisg'fwell known to those skilled in thls particulan art. Said boxportion 10 includes front and\rear walls 11 and 12 respectively, andsidewalls 13 and 14. All of said walls are equipped with internallyextending flanges, as shown best at 15 in Fig. 3, which serve tostrengthen the sides of the box while being of substantial value inpreventing dirt or dust from entering the container.

The cover portion designated as a whole at 16 includes a lid part 17which is flanged on all four sides. The side flanges 18 and 19 of thecover are simple integral extensions mints, or I Fig. 8--1s a section onthe line 88 of of the lid 'part 17 bent up at right angles as shown inFig. 4. The ends of the side flange parts 18 and 19 are formed withintegral end extensions 20, 21, 22 and 23 which, when the cover is setup, co-operate with the end flange parts to maintain the flanges atright angles to the lid 17 and incidentally connect together theadjacent flanges.

The lid portion 17 of the cover is also equipped with integral endextensions 24 and 25 which form the outer portions of the front and rearcover flan es respectively. Said parts 24 and 25 themse ves haveextensions along their entire length, and in the case of the frontflange portion 24, the terminalflap or extension 26 is continuous fromend to end of the extension 24', that is to say,

The flap from side to side of the cover. forming the extension of therear flange member 25 of the cover is made in three parts by slitting,as at 27 and 28, which slits provide a central ortion or flap 29 andside flaps 30 and 31. Tlie side flaps-30 and 31 serve the same purposewith respect to the rear of the cover as the flap 26 with respect to thefront of the cover, while the intermediate flap portion 29 is secured tothe top ofa wall of 'the receptacle to serve as the fixed portion ofthei hinge which connects the cover to the .b y.

In preparing the blanks for shipment to the consumer, the box portion isfirst of all h united together b the usual sta les or rivets 32 (seeFig. a ter which the in e flap 29 of the cover portion is united to. t 9top of the rear wall 12 of the box fiortion by suitable staples as at33. It wi be noted that m the outer surface of the blank for the coveris placed against the outer surface of thethat they stand upright. Theflange mem-.

bers 18 and 19 are then bent along their scored folding lines so as toextend at right angles to the lid portion 17. The front flan e 24 isthen bent up at right angles to the id 17 so as to position it on theoutside of, and in overlapping relation relative to, the side flangeextension lugs 22 and 23. The flange extension 26 is then folded over onthe inside of the front flange 24 so as to overlap-and include betweensaid parts 26 and 24 the'flange lugs 22 and 23 which had previously beenbent up into position. Said flap. 26 is locked into this folded positionby means of small cars 34 which are arranged to snap behind parts 35partially separated from the main lid portion 17 by shearing asindicated at 36. After said parts 35 are sheared out they are pushedinwardly of the cover so as to present a substantial stop or abutmentbehind which the lugs 34 are locked in lace. It will be understood thatwhen foldmg'over the flap portion 26 and locking same in position bylugs 34, said lugs 34, by reason of the resiliency of the material, arereadily snapped behind the ears or abutment members 35.

The rear flange is united to the side flanges 18 and 19 in substantiallythe same manner as is the front flange 24. However,- on account of thefact that the portion 29 of the flap extension is utilized to form apart of the hinge for the cover, the flap members 30 and 31 are separateand not directly connected to each other, as in the case of the frontflange flap 26. It will be manifest that the flaps 30 and 31 are foldedover to include the parts 20 and 21 and are held in place by cars 37with correspondin abut- I ments 38 in the same manner as in t e case ofthe front flange.

An important feature of my invention resides in the fact that by reasonof the hinge being constructed as an extension of the rear flange 25which, when the cover is closed, is

This tends to draw the cover as a whole backward and thus presses theinner surface of the front flange tightly against that portion of thefront wall 11 of the receptacle part which it overlaps. Hence the coverwill very efiicientl maintain itself in closed condition and will notbecome misplaced or gape open and allow dirt to enter.

Another important feature of my invention is the fact that by reason ofthe flange being extended all around the cover, the container is muchmore dirt proof than in the case of a receptacle such as shown in theDavidson Patent No. 1,372,218. In this connection it will be noted thatthe internal body flanges 15 extend under, and hence close the crevicesin the cover due to the slitting of same to form the abutments 35.

Another advantage of m invention consists in the fact that the liinge isformed from a portion of the locking flap for the 7 rear flange, andtherefore no additional material is required.

In practice, I prefer to construct the bodyportion and the cover portionof the receptacle of the same kind and weight of material, namely, agood quality of multi-ply paper, one of the interior plys of which iscoated or impregnated with a water proof- 1ng compound such asasphaltum. Such a paper stock is substantially waterproof and i highlyeffective in preventing deterioration of suchoods as bakery products.

The descri ed details of construction and' manipulation are merelyillustrative of a single phase of my invention, the scope of whichshould be determined by reference to the appended claims, said claimsbeing construed as broadly as possible, consistent with the state of theart.

I claim as my invention: 1

1. In a container, the combination of a rectangular receptacle portionand a cover portion therefor comprisin a lid having flanges integrallyconnected to the edges of the lid and adapted to overlap the four sidesof the receptacle art when the cover is closed, one of said anges havingalong its.edge an intermediate and two end extension flaps, theintermediate extension flap being united to one of said sides andconstituting with said flange a hinge for said cover, the end extensionflaps constituting meansfor locking said flange to the adjacent flanges.

2. In a container, the combination of a rectangular receptacle portionand a cover portion therefor comprising a lid havin flanges integrallyconnected to the edges 0 the lid and adapted to overlap the four sidesof the receptacle part when the cover is closed, one of said flangeshaving an intermediate and two end extension flaps, the intermediateextension flap being united to one of said sides and constituting with.said flange a hinge for said cover, the end extension flapsconstituting means for locking together said flange and the adjacentflanges, said last named flanges having extension lugs adapted to beinte'rfolded respectively between the said outer extensions and theother said flange.

3. A rectangular container cover provided along its edges withintegralmarginal flanges at right angles to the cover, two 0 positeflanges being formed with inward y folded extensions and the other twoflanges having flaps at their ends projecting underneath said extensionsto reinforce the corners, means integral with said extensions to securethem and the flaps in position,

and a receptacle adapted to extend into the I rectangle formed by saidflanges, the middle portion of one of the inwardly folded extensionsbeing attached to one of the sides of the receptacle to act as a hinge.

4. A rectangular container cover provided along its edges with integralmarginal flanges at right angles to the cover, two opposite flangesbeing formed with inwardly folded extensions and the other two flangeshaving flaps at their ends projecting underneath said extensions toreinforce the corners, means integral with said extensions to securethem and the flaps in position, and a receptacle adapted to extend intothe rectangle formed by said flanges, one of receptacle, a coverprovided along its edges with integral flanges at right angles to thecover, two opposite flanges being formed with inwardly-foldedextensions, the middle portion of one of the inwardly-folded extensionsbeing attached to one of the sides of the container to act as a hingeand by its resilience in such folded condition serving to draw the otherfolded flange againstthe opposite side of the receptacle.

6. A container comprising a receptacle, a cover provided along its edgeswith flanges at right angles to the cover, one of said flanges having aninwardly folded extension securedto the outer surface of the recep-'tacle,said flange and extension thereby serving as a hinge, theresilience of the fold between the flange and the extension serving todraw the opposite cover flange against the op-posite'side of the recetacle.

SAMUEL N. EOPOLD.

